Armed forces officers

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) talks with Lieutenant General Lucius B. Clay at Gatow Field, Berlin. General Omar N. Bradley is in the background, between Eisenhower and Clay. They are attending the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

From left to right, Captain Charles J. Moore, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Brigadier General Andrew J. McFarland at the Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Unidentified men and children shown with military tank at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Two unidentified men shown leaving a small aircraft and being greeted by two unidentified Army officers. Arrival proceeds Joint Orientation Conference at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Unidentified men and military officers shown with artillery at Fort Benning, Georgia.

President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Fleet Admiral William Leahy (left to right in the rear seat of the car) inspect the ruins of Hitler's Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. President Truman is in Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. Standing on President Truman's side of the car is Major General Harry Vaughan. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower chat after President Truman's arrival in Antwerp, Belgium en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

President Harry S. Truman is greeted as he arrived in Antwerp, Belgium en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Admiral H. R. Stark, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Ambassador Charles Sawyer, President Truman, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

President Harry S. Truman and his party look at the docks at Antwerp as the U. S. S. Augusta prepares to dock. Seated are President Truman (left, with binoculars) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (right). Standing are, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Captain James K. Vardaman; Secretary of State James Byrnes; and Admiral William D. Leahy. Truman is aboard the U. S. S. Augusta, traveling to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."

Lieutenant General Kuzma Nikolaevich Derevyanko of the Soviet Union (seated) signs the Instrument of Surrender for Japan during ceremonies on board the USS Missouri. Standing in the foreground on the left is United States General Douglas MacArthur. All others are unidentified. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific, in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.